Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-01-09
MARTINS FERRY.

were not Ofthe ancient order, either.
MARTINS FERRY.
An Interesting Batch of News Picked Up
by Reporters Yesterday.
The Martins Ferry Jewelry Store, Com
mercial Block, has always in stock q full
line Of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry and Gold
! Spectacles. Call and see us. Watches,
clocks and jewelry repaired.
On Friday evening another meeting was
held in the City Hall to devise means to
induce the citizens to take an inter
est in the Mt. Vernon, Coshocton and
Wheeling railroad, which promises to
come here with very ordinary inducements.
Chief Engineer, John 4. Hanlon, was
present, and in a short address told those
present about the line of the road, through
what counties and cities it is proposed to
pass, what the contracts are between the
company and those proposing to purchase
its bonds, &c. The meeting, though not
as largely attended as might be hoped, was
a very creditable one, and at least a little
good work was done. Committees were
appointed to arrange for the thorough adj
vertising of the next meeting, which takes
place on next Tuesday evening. Those
who have made an effort to discover the
feeling of the citizens in the matter of sub
scribing stock report that the greatest
drawback they find to a successful anvas
for subscriptions is the fact that a great
many have been supremely gulled in times
gone by in subscribing stock to railroad
companies and that stock being used on
other parts of the line and our people never
receiving any benefit whatever from the
money so subscribed. In this case, however,
there is no room for such a difficulty.
The money subscribed is not payable, or
cOllectible, until the road is completed,
and the rails laid from a point in the city
of Martins Ferry to a point on the division
line oil Harrison and Tuscarawas counties,
distant from Martins Ferry about fifty
| eight miles. Thus we are assured at least
| tifty-eight miles of railroad built and
equipped before one cent of the stock sub
scribed can be collected. The road only
passes through four miles of Belmont
! county, making our share of the subscrip-
ton $50, 600. While those four miles will
cost more i'll building than perhaps any
other four miles of the entire road. What
is wanted in the matter is active, earnest
work, and we may secure q road which
will bring us almost innumerable adj
vantages, and place us on a
footing which holds out bril-
liant prospects and opportunities. As
Capt. Abe Lash expressed ii in the meet
ing on Friday night, a man owning real
estate and who feels that the coming of the
railroad would enhance that property five
per cent should feel free to give at least
halfthat amount to gain the other.
Mr.. Albert Meter, Of Cincinnati, who
purchased the Martins Ferry water works
bonds and who now refuses to lift the last
$50, 600 ON account of threaten
ing letters written to him by certain parties
in this city promises to come here sometime
during the present month and call
u public meeting and learn from the citi-
Zens themselves their true feelings con-
corning the Water Works bonds and the
proposed reputation. Mr.. Meter does
not apparently feel particularly scared
concerning his ability to collect both
bonds and interest, but he does not care to
purchase a lawsuit if he can get out of it.
The following selEexplaininS letter was
received from Mr.. George Hornung, the
Water Works engineer, concerning the
pumping machinery, built by Gordon
Maxwell Co., of Hamilton, Ohio.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. ), 1857.
B. j. Long, Secretary Martins Ferry Water
Works:
DEAR SIR-Mr. Boughen, Of the Gordon
| & Maxwell Company, called at my office
on the 18th ultimo and informed me that
the pumping engines for your works were
completed end set up on their shop floor,
and he requested me to examine it before
it was taken down, which would be short
ly, to make room for other work.
/ accordingly made q trip to Hamilton
the next day because | was anxious to see
the machinery when put together there
rather than when erected at Mar
tins Ferry, so that | could,
ii l had reasons for do
ing 80, ~disapprove Of anything which in
my judgment was not right. After a crit
ical examination and inspection of all the
parts and their purpose and adoption to
the work which will have to be performed
by them rs a machine, | heartily approved
of all, and l must say that the material
and workmanship is equal to anything that
has ever come under my notice in pump
ing engine practice, and if successfully
erected in the pump house erected for it
Martins Ferry will have pumping ma
chinery not surpassed in the essential parts
by anything along the Ohio river, and will
add credit to the builders and 10 the wis
dom of the Trustees in having selected it.
Please submit the above to the Trustees.
Respectfully Yours,
GEORGE HORNUNG.
When a gentleman as conscientious, and
having the ability of Mr.. Hornung to
Judge of the machines merits, speaks in
such glowing terms, we may feel assured
that We are getting something more than
ordinary, and u people may rest easy
concerning its merits.
There have been meetings in all the
churches during the past week. All OF
which were well attended.
This is Martins Ferry. We have four
pumps ont oforder, and the patrons thereof
bowling for water. The pump fund has
been exhausted three months and W are
nearly 800. in debt to Mr.. Pump-tiXer.
Under the law which there is so much
bowling about, among q certain class, the
CITY Council cannot have n single pump
repaired till the County Auditor sends
some more money. WhOOp her up and
lets have law even if we have no water.
James 4. Gray is on the sick list.
The Peoples Building Association com
menced receiving dues at Cochran &
Strives Office yesterday. The new enter
prise promises TO he quite a success. Quite
a great deal of stock has been taken, hut
still a few shares remain, which may be
had by calling at Cochran & Shreye's office,
or at the Commercial Bank.
y. NJ. Ong, West Hanover street, has
a large stock of pianos, organs and musical
instruments for sale on easy payments.
Call and see him.
J. W. Payne and wife have returned